Road-grader.



M. J. PHILLIPS.

ROAD GRADER.

APPLlCATloN FILED APR.12,1913

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Patented Nov. 25. 1913 gnvewtm 'STA-Tus lfP-ATENT OFFICE. f

lMARK J-.`PH1LL1PS, ori-WEBSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA.

i noan-'onannn .Appiicatipn ined April 12, 1913. .serial No. 760,701.

Tofa'll whom may concern Be itknownvt-ha't IMARK J. yPruLLies, a

' citizen ofthe United States, residing at Websten inthe county of'Day-and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Road-Graders, .of whichthe following is aspecifcation, ref

erence beinghrd to the accompanyingdrawings.

This invent-ion reiates Ato vnew and useful improvementsfin road working machines and more particularly to'that typeof maclines which are dragged over thefsurface of 'the road andwhich acts tovlevel and grade the same, the object of the invention being to provide a grader and drag of this character which 'may be used either as a drag for leveling roads and cutting down,

hill tops or ruts or grading the surface of the road. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a 'deviceof this character which will possess advantages. in 'points' of eliciency and durability,is inexpensive of manufacture and at thesarue time is`simple in en" struction and operation.

*With theabove and other oDJects in view,.'

my invention consists in the novel features of 'construction and the combination and .together and are rigidly., secured, as

arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the "claim and.

shown in the accompanying. drawings, in

.which- Figure i is a top plan View ofra road grader constructed'in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is -a detail transverse sec' tional View ;F1g. 3 1s a rear elevat1on;.F-1g.

4 1s a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 5 1s a detail side elevation illustrating one of the supporting rollers in inoperative position; Fig 6 is a detail fragmentarybottom plan `view of the rear end of thegrader; and ig. I 7 is a detail sectional view of the end of one of the side beams.

Referring moreparticularly vto the `drawagainst the siderbeams.- The side beamsl and 2l are connected adjacent'v their outer forward' ends by means of the cross beam v .anu are Specifica-tion ef-Letters Patent. Patented NOV, 25', 11.9.13. 'I

further `'connected adjacent theirinner` ends i by'means of the cross beam 6'. The beams 5 and 6 are suitably connected at their intervmediate portions by meansof the platform 7.l The meeting ends of the side beams A1 and 2 are provided lwiththe concave vportions 8 and into which is arranged. a curved plate 9, which is adapted to protect the inner ends of the side beamsagainst wear. It will be apparent that by having th inner ends of the side for the dirt which accumulates between the two side-beams; Secured'to the inner .ends

ams concave in form, as shown at 8, 1t will .provide an exit of the side beams and projecting outwardly therefromis a plate 10 whichv is adapted to Securely pack down earth as .it' passes .through from beneath the ends of the siden beams so as notto-leavea lsharpenedridge in .the middle of theroad. Suitable'brace to the plate 10 and the other ends o f said brace members being suitably secured tothe outer side edges of the beams 1 and 2.

Secured Ato the inner side of the. cross beam 5 and arranged upon opposite sides of the platform 7 are the bearing members 13. Arranged within the bearing 'members 13 is a bolt .14. Mounted upon the bolt 14 and arranged upon each side of the bearing 13 `members 11 are provided,` the outer ends of which are secured by means 'of 'the bolt 12- arev the supportirigl brackets 15,-betWeen the lower ends of which' is supported awheel 16. Formed integrall with che upper end of' one of the brackets and projecting at right angles thereto is a .lever 17., the outer end of which is normally engaged beneath' y .the-.hook member 18 secured to the outer end ofthe crossbeam .6. lFormed integral with thel uppei1v end .ofthe vother o'f said brackets is an arm 1f), the outer4 end of which is provided with alined projections 2O adapted ,to b e bent upon the lever. 17/to securely hold the outer end of thel'arm in place., VFrom this.,it will'be apparent that by manipulating the lever 1.7, the wheel 16 maybe raked to' .the 'position shown in ligure or lowered. to its operativesupportin'g position.'-A A Hitch rodsy 21 arejprovided, one end of' whichis seonred.to 'the intermediate p'or- 'tion o'f the eross beam 5 oand the other ends thereof secured adjacent the outer ends of the beams l and 2, .said hitch rods beingprovided with'suitable rings 22whereby 5 ter of the road into the tracks of the Wheels 10 able road drag and grader whereby fue llimsuiteble traction Wheels.A t will also be.

, gsprent thatv my device is especially adapt v e 20 the center of the road leaving center the wliiillet'rees may be readily securedv thereto. Secured to the forward side of the cross beam 5 is a V-shaped plaie 23, which is adapted to throw the dirt from the cen- L6 when the same becomes too high in the center.

-From the above it will be readily apparent-that I have provided a, simple und durf4 scraper beams are normally resting upon vthe ground, but when it is desired to trans port the device from place to place, thesame maybe raised and supported upon 'for scraping and leveling ros/d beds. From this construction, it will be seen that'the dirt is loosened and scraped toward higher than the sides so that the water will not settle in the middle of the road. il 'will i also be apparent that my device is extremely simple in construction andeen be manu il l 25 factured et u comparatively low cost.

lfliile preferred obvious *shot vario of consruciioii mi be resorted to for si f invention imo p witliout 'sacrificing any .of the :novel fenix or departing from the scope of the iopeoced claim.

'Vhat l claim i grader including converging side beams having the inner ends rigidly secured and having concerted; portions to pro- 'viiie im exit for ilie flirt which accumulates between the side beams, a curved protecting plate arranged within said concaved L `tions, and a packing pluie Secured to the inenting ends; of iie bewust and projecting; reorwa -timrerom- :in testi Jouy whereof l hereunto aiii; my signature ir. iii@ inserire o? witnes;

Meer.; J. riiiiimrs have siiorfii and described tile avent-ion, it will be anges in the details the pro-portions may sieully carrying my Lime Bovo 

